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Chapter 6

Author: Welcome Breeze
"No, Peter, let me explain. It's not what you think! It's because Cynthia's parents…"

Mom had a panicked look in her eyes, and her lips quivered as she still tried to make excuses.

Dad sneered, pulled a photo from his pocket, and flung it hard at Mom's face.

In the photo, my youthful mother and Cynthia's father were locked in a tight embrace, their faces radiant with happy smiles.

As if she had gotten struck by lightning, Mom's entire body froze up rigidly. She had carefully hidden this photo in her most secret spot, so how could it have been found?

I sneered inwardly. Of course, it was me who had anonymously mailed it to Dad. Even the letters she and Cynthia's father had secretly exchanged in the past—I had found everything.

In my previous life, I had long known that Mom never forgot her first love even after getting married. She would even frequently take me to secretly meet him when I was younger.

She thought I was too young to remember, but in truth, I remembered everything.
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